Sheet music cover for 'You Really Got Me' by The Kinks (Ray Davies; Pete Quaife; Dave Davies; Mick Avory)
4 of 16 portraits of Ray Davies
Sheet music cover for 'You Really Got Me' by The Kinks (Ray Davies; Pete Quaife; Dave Davies; Mick Avory)
published by Edward Kassner Music Company Limited, after Allan Ballard
halftone reproduction, published 1964
11 in. x 8 1/2 in. (280 mm x 217 mm) overall
Given by Terence Pepper, 2014
Reference Collection
NPG D48447
Sittersback to top
- Mick Avory (1944-), Musician; drummer for The Kinks. Sitter in 14 portraits. Identify
- Dave Davies (1947-), Musician; member of The Kinks. Sitter in 15 portraits. Identify
- Sir Raymond Douglas ('Ray') Davies (1944-), Musician, singer and songwriter for 'The Kinks'. Sitter in 16 portraits. Identify
- Pete Quaife (1943-2010), Musician; bassist for The Kinks. Sitter in 14 portraits. Identify
Artistsback to top
- Allan Ballard (1943-2011), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 6 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Edward Kassner Music Company Limited (incorporated 1944), Music publishing company. Artist or producer associated with 5 portraits.
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1964back to top
Current affairs
Harold Wilson narrowly wins the general election for the Labour Party, the first of his four election victories.Peter Allen and Gwynne Evans become the last people to be executed in the United Kingdom before capital punishment was abolished in 1965.
The Sun newspaper replaces the Daily Herald.
Art and science
Top of the Pops begins its reign as the longest running television music show. The first broadcast was presented by Jimmy Savile and included the Rolling Stones, Dusty Springfield, The Hollies and The Beatles, who were the show's first number 1 with I Want to Hold Your Hand.International
The Civil Rights Act is passed in the USA, outlawing discrimination based on race, colour, religion, sex or national origin. The Act abolished the 'Jim Crow Laws' in the Southern States, making forced segregation illegal.After spending two years in prison Nelson Mandela is sentenced to Life in Prison for the crimes of sabotage and crimes equivalent to treason against the Republic of South Africa.
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